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Sun Belt Football 2017 All-Conference Team

Athlon honors the best in the Sun Belt for 2017.

Appalachian State, Arkansas State and Troy are projected as the clear frontrunners in the Sun Belt this year, and these three teams comprise a huge part of the 2017 All-Sun Belt team. The Mountaineers lead the way with 15 selections, while the Trojans and Red Wolves are tied with 13 apiece. South Alabama checks in third with 12 picks, and FBS newcomer Coastal Carolina features five selections on the 2017 All-Sun Belt team.

An important note on the all-conference teams: These are based on how players will perform in 2017. Career statistics and awards matter in the evaluation, but choosing players for the 2017 all-conference team is largely based on predicting and projecting the best for the upcoming year.

Sun Belt Football 2017 All-Conference Team

First-Team

Offense

Second-Team

Offense

Third-Team

Offense

Fourth-Team

Offense

QB

Brandon Silvers

Troy

Matt Linehan

Idaho

Taylor Lamb

App. State

Justice Hansen

Ark. State

RB

Jalin Moore

App. State

Xavier Johnson

South Alabama

L.A. Ramsby

Georgia Southern

Johnston White

Ark. State

RB

Larry Rose

NMSU

Warren Wand

Ark. State

Wesley Fields

Georgia Southern

Aaron Duckworth

Idaho

AP

Jordan Chunn

Troy

Isaiah Saunders (RB)

Idaho

Terrence Upshaw (RB)

App. State

Osharmar Abercrombie (RB)

Coastal Carolina

WR

Penny Hart

Georgia State

Shaedon Meadors

App. State

Keenan Barnes

Louisiana

Alfonso Onunwor

Idaho

WR

Emanuel Thompson

Troy

Deondre Douglas

Troy

Dijon Paschal

Ark. State

Marcus Green

ULM

TE

Blake Mack

Ark. State

Maaseiah Francis

South Alabama

Ari Werts

Georgia State

Gabe Schrade

Texas State

C

Aaron Brewer

Texas State

Gabe Mobley

Georgia State

Deontae Crumitie

Troy

Curtis Rainey

Georgia Southern

OL

Jordan Rose

Idaho

Kevin Dotson

Louisiana

Jeremiah Culbreth

Georgia Southern

Robert Hunt

Louisiana

OL

Victor Johnson

App. State

Steven Rowzee

Troy

Adam Lawhorn

Coastal Carolina

Ryan Northrup

Georgia Southern

OL

Beau Nunn

App. State

Frank Sutton

ULM

Sage Doxtater

NMSU

Hunter Atkinson

Georgia State

OL

Colby Gossett

App. State

Noah Fisher

South Alabama

Noah Johnson

Idaho

Jaypee Philbert

Ark. State

First-Team

Defense

Second-Team

Defense

Third-Team

Defense

Fourth-Team

Defense

DL

Aikeem Coleman

Idaho

Tre Alford

South Alabama

Jimmie Gipson

South Alabama

Taboris Lee

Louisiana

DL

Joe Dillon

Louisiana

Baron Poole

Troy

Kourtland Busby

NMSU

JamalStadom

Troy

DL

Tee Sims

App. State

Dee Liner

Ark. State

Myquon Stout

App. State

Tyree Turner

South Alabama

DL

Ja'Von

Rolland-Jones

Ark. State

Mackendy Cheridor

Georgia State

Finesse Middleton

South Alabama

Caleb Tucker

ULM

LB

Eric Boggs

App. State

Michael Shaw

Georgia State

Devan Stringer

App. State

Gabe Loyd

Texas State

LB

Bryan London

Texas State

Terrill Hanks

NMSU

Tony Lashley

Idaho

Chris DeLaRosa

Georgia Southern

LB

Kyle Wilson

Ark. State

Kaden Elliss

Idaho

David Griffith

ULM

Shane Johnson

Coastal Carolina

CB

Clifton Duck

App. State

Chandon Sullivan

Georgia State

Darrell Songy

South Alabama

Blace Brown

Troy

CB

Latrell Gibbs*

Kamryn Melton

Troy

Jalen Thompson

South Alabama

Jerome Smith

Georgia State

S

Justin Clifton

Ark. State

A.J. Howard

App. State

Kris Weatherspoon

Troy

Joshua Moon

Georgia Southern

S

Jeremy Reaves

South Alabama

Jaden Wright

NMSU

Blaise Taylor (CB)

Ark. State

Tracy Walker

Louisiana

First-Team

Specialists

Second-Team

Specialists

Third-Team

Specialists

Fourth-Team

Specialists

K

Stevie Artigue

Louisiana

Michael Rubino

App. State

Parker Davidson

NMSU

Gavin Patterson

South Alabama

P

Payton Theisler

NMSU

Brandon Wright

Georgia State

Evan Rabon

Coastal Carolina

CraigFord

ULM

KR

Jabir Frye

Troy

Daryl

Rollins-Davis

Ark. State

Xavier Johnson

South Alabama

Darrynton Evans

App. State

PR

Blaise Taylor

Ark. State

ChrisJones

Coastal Carolina

Cedarius Rookard

Troy

Marcus Green

ULM

Team-by-Team Breakdown of Athlon's 2017 All-Sun Belt Team

First

Second

Third

Fourth

Appalachian State

Offense: 4

Defense: 3

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 2

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 1

Arkansas State

Offense: 1

Defense: 3

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 3

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Coastal Carolina

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Georgia Southern

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 3

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 2

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

Georgia State

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 3

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Idaho

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 2

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 2

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Louisiana

Offense: 0

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

New Mexico State

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 0

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

South Alabama

Offense: 0

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 3

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 4

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 0

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Texas State

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Troy

Offense: 3

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 2

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 1

Offense: 0

Defense: 2

Special Teams: 0

ULM

Offense: 0

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 0

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 0

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 0

Offense: 1

Defense: 1

Special Teams: 2

* CB Latrell Gibbs is not on Appalachian State's roster for 2017 and was not a member of the team in 2016.